7:25 p.m.
Setting the scene Gunn and Cohen-Kaplan join Adam Auerbach ’16 of Silver Spring, Md., and Nathan Stephansky ’17 of Whitman, Mass., on Hermit Island, about three miles from Shortridge, where they watch the sunset from a spot called the Bath Tub. The four students, each of whom did fieldwork or related coastal work over the summer, used Shortridge as their home base.
9:I6 p.m.
Back to Shortridge Cohen-Kaplan and Cueli finish off their late supper at Shortridge. Shortridge was donated to Bates in the mid-1990s by John and Linda Shortridge, who had built a retirement home on the land. It has facilities for field research while also supporting other Bates activities. Each year, some 25 student groups, representing up to 400 students, use the center. The center sits on 79 acres of woodlands, wetlands, granite escarpments, and a glacially scoured pond.
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